mother up

verb

To unite and remain with one's mother.

“We have to open the pen so the calves can mother up.”

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Meanings

verbmother up (third-person singular simple present mothers up, present participle mothering up, simple past and past participle mothered up)

present singular third person mothers up · participle present mothering up · participle past mothered up · past mothered up

  1. To unite and remain with one's mother.

    We have to open the pen so the calves can mother up.

  2. informalTo act as a mother to a child.
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APA

mother up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20up

MLA

“mother up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mother up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20up.

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